Booming pro-anorexia websites spark health concerns

September 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Plus-size model Crystal Renn has revealed chilling anorexia details and how it affected her life. In her new book "Hungry", Renn, 23, chronicles the heart palpitations, excessive water retention, clumps of hair that would fall out and loss of her menstrual cycle, as she struggled to slim down to the unrealistic sample sizes.

September 11th, 2009 Soap opera gets Latinos in tune with health careDENVER — It has all the hallmarks of the beloved telenovela. But this soap opera's story lines are laced with important medical advice for Colorado's Latinos.

September 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Lindsay Lohan has sparked health concerns after being spotted with scratch marks on her arm. The 'Mean Girls' actress, whose history includes alcohol and drug use, was seen with deep cuts near her wrist.

August 25th, 2009 LONDON - Searching for Jessica Biel on the Internet could prove to be extremely risky for your computer, as she has been named America's "Most Dangerous Celebrity In Cyberspace" by Internet researchers. Computer protection company McAfee looked at popular search engines such as Google and Yahoo! in assessing the risk by clicking on celebrity-related website links.

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Victoria Beckham has sparked health fears after being spotted getting thinner by the week. The former Spice Girl recently shocked people with her skinny frame as she arrived to judge US talent show 'American Idol'.

August 6th, 2009 LONDON - A teenage Victoria Beckham fan has revealed how a poster of her super-slim idol made her go through four years of anorexia hell. Rachael Johnston, 17, considered the former Spice Girl as a role model to help her lose weight.

August 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A couple of websites have decided to ban model-turned-actress Megan Fox for 24 hours to give fans a break from round-the-clock coverage on her. The "Transformers" beauty will suffer a dip in online coverage Aug 4, with sites such as AskMen.com and Asylum.com joining forces to impose 'the Megan Fox blackout', reports thesun.co.uk.

July 30th, 2009 LONDON - The editors of America's biggest male websites seem to believe that they have given fans an overdose of Megan Fox this summer, so they've decided to boycott news related to her for a day. Section of the media has vowed to disengage her from the limelight and not cover any news related to her nor publish her pictures on one particular day.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - Madonna suggestively looked a bundle of veins while stepping out of a restaurant in London. The Queen of Pop, who is allegedly known to be a yoga and fitness fanatic, was said to have fuelled fears that she may have pushed her body too far.

June 27th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson was reportedly in constant fear about his mounting debts and worried about his comeback concerts in London, telling friends: "If I don't tour they'll kill me." The King Of Pop's increased drug dependency was said to have begun taking its toll on the singer's mental and physical health days before he died on Thursday. Jackson, who was almost bankrupt at the time of his death, was claimed to have suffered further exhaustion stemming from rehearsals for his 50 show concerts, which were due to begin at O2 arena on July 13.

June 26th, 2009 NEW YORK - While news websites are constantly running stories of Michael Jackson's and Farrah Fawcett's death, internet pranksters have posted fake stories of the deaths of two more celebrities on the same day-'Jurassic Park' actor Jeff Goldblum and 'Indiana Jones' star Harrison Ford. However, the rumours of Goldblum and Ford's untimely deaths actually turned out to be false, and were found to be well-known Internet pranks that once made similar claims of Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise.

June 24th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Courtney Love has sparked health concerns after she appeared on the streets of New York City looking pale with painfully thin arms. The 44-year-old songtress, who has battled heroin and cocaine addictions, appeared pale and gaunt while hanging out in the market, reports the Sun.

June 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Mariah Carey and her hubby Nick Cannon are apparently tired of the endless speculation surrounding their house hunt in Los Angeles. The two, who were reported to have bought a number of houses by gossip websites, blogs and tabloids, have insisted that the rumours are not true.

May 30th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell has urged Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle to beat the pressure and go on to live her dream to perform in the finals amid fears she might quite the show. Susan became an overnight sensation after her jaw dropping performances attracted millions of hits on video sharing websites.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson is "too thin" and should gain weight before his mammoth O2 residency, according to medics. Doctors say that the erstwhile King of Pop is 20lb underweight, and urgently needs to pile on the pounds before he ventures on to the 50 live shows, from July 8 to February 24.